The Taskbar in Windows 10 has some new features some of which we will look at today.
First off, right click on your start menu button and get a surprise. There are more than 15 different windows functions available in a list. There you will find "Programs and Features" used to uninstall programs and install Windows features. You will also find "Task Manager" "Control Panel" and "File Explorer" which are some of the more common ones you may use. To use one left click on that item.
It is easy to add a program to the start menu or the taskbar if you want to. First click the start button and find the program you wish to "pin", right click it and choose either "Pin to Start" or "Pin to taskbar" according to the location you prefer. Note that if you choose Start it will appear as a tile on the right side of the menu. At this point in time you cannot list it on the left side as a text link.
If you wish to remove a pinned item in either area all you do is right click on the icon or tile and choose, "Unpin…"
The last taskbar element we will look at is how to hide or display which program icons you want to appear on the right side of the taskbar when they are running. They are in the notification area next to the time. Some items like Volume or Network (to see if you are online or not) you may always want to see. Others like, Bluetooth devices, your security software or "Microsoft Office Document Cache" you may never care about seeing in the taskbar.
To adjust these icons you will need to get into the settings area. Using, "Ron’s easy way" click the start button, type "notifications" then click on "Notifications & actions settings." Once there look to the middle of the screen click the text link that states "Select which icons appear on the taskbar." Then for the ones you want to see click the on/off switch for the application to either on or off to see them. Once you change one it will immediately appear of vanish from the right side of the taskbar. If you want to see all programs currently running you can click "Always show all icons in the notification area" to on. Play with them and see what suits your needs.
If you miss the "Quick Launch" toolbar from Windows XP, as I do, you can add it back into Windows 10. It is easy to do.
- Right click on the taskbar and make sure it is unlocked.
- Right click on the taskbar again, choose "Toolbars" then "New Toolbar…"
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Enter, "C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch" (without the quotes) and click "Select folder."
- Replace "Username" with your login username for windows.
After completing this the Quick Launch Toolbar will immediately appear on the right side of your taskbar. If the taskbar is still unlocked you can move it by clicking on the dotted lines and dragging the toolbar where you want it to remain. If not unlocked you cannot move it.
To remove the text on Quick Launch, right click on the dotted lines (at the left edge of the new toolbar) and uncheck "Show Text" as well as "Show Title" from the menu. Drag programs and folders into QL as you wish.
Below, screenshot before Text and Title are UNchecked.
Below, screenshot after they have been unchecked. 
